But before you can go jumping into books, you must first remember the number one rule: never, EVER change the story.

When Owen discovers her secret, he begs her to take him into the climax of his favorite series: Kiel Gnomenfoot. Story Thieves (including Story Thieves, The Stolen Chapters, Pick the Plot, Secret Origins, and Worlds Apart): Here’s a whole new look at getting lost inside your book! Bethany is a half-fictional character who has the power to jump into any book. Expect snappy dialogue, inevitable conflicts, and whirlwind cliff-hangers this trilogy will definitely turn all the things you thought you knew about fairy tales on their heads. Plus, there’s the fatal prophecy: Jack will either betray her or die for her. And while the adventure might appear simple, Jack’s perennial clumsiness often forces May to trade sarcastic comments to save his life. Half Upon a Time trilogy (including Half Upon a Time, Twice Upon a Time, and Once Upon the End): In this fractured fairy tale trilogy, Jack, the son of the infamous “Jack and the Beanstalk” and “Princess” May from “Punk” are thrown together when fleeing from a giant huntsman, freeing an evil genie, breaking Red Riding Hood’s magic mirror, and fighting seven dwarves… all in search of May’s grandmother, Snow White. These are the worlds created by New York Times bestselling author, James Riley.Īnd honestly, should you choose to dive into these worlds, you’ll most likely be rewarded with at least one headache…probably more.

(Gosh, why does the apocalypse happen so many times?) (Or is it? I mean, we’re just characters living out some twisted plot line written by an obscure author, right?) But wait! Simultaneously, at a school in a highly classified location (we think it’s in the middle of nowhere but we can’t be sure) a group of kids learn healing and destructive (and maybe a little telepathic) magic to – once again – stop the Old Ones from causing the apocalypse.

(Wait, what?) Then in a different, yet same, universe, Owen *accidentally* changes the outcome of his favorite book series thereby causing the literal end of the world. Once upon a time a “Punk Princess” is paired with Jack, the son of the same guy who climbed a magic beanstalk to steal a golden-egg-laying-goose from a giant, to rescue the Wicked Queen from Snow White.

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